Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Corrections
Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare

Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions

Section 501.001. Discrimination Against Inmates Prohibited - Sec. 501.001. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INMATES PROHIBITED. The institutional division and...

Section 501.002. Assault by Employee on Inmate - Sec. 501.002. ASSAULT BY EMPLOYEE ON INMATE. If an employee...

Section 501.003. Food - Sec. 501.003. FOOD. The department shall ensure that inmates housed...

Section 501.004. Clothing - Sec. 501.004. CLOTHING. The department shall provide to inmates housed...

Section 501.005. Literacy Programs - Sec. 501.005. LITERACY PROGRAMS. (a) The institutional division shall establish...

Section 501.0051. Receipt of Books by Mail - Sec. 501.0051. RECEIPT OF BOOKS BY MAIL. (a) The department...

Section 501.006. Emergency Absence - Sec. 501.006. EMERGENCY ABSENCE. (a) The institutional division may grant...

Section 501.007. Inmate Claims for Lost or Damaged Property - Sec. 501.007. INMATE CLAIMS FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PROPERTY. The...

Section 501.008. Inmate Grievance System - Sec. 501.008. INMATE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM. (a) The department shall develop...

Section 501.0081. Dispute Resolution: Time-Served Credits - Sec. 501.0081. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: TIME-SERVED CREDITS. (a) The department shall...

Section 501.009. Volunteer and Faith-Based Organizations; Report - Sec. 501.009. VOLUNTEER AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; REPORT. (a) The department...

Section 501.010. Visitors - Sec. 501.010. VISITORS. (a) In this section: (1) "Guardian" has...

Section 501.011. Zero-Tolerance Policy - Sec. 501.011. ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY. (a) The department shall adopt a...

Section 501.012. Family Liaison Officer - Sec. 501.012. FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER. The director of the institutional...

Section 501.013. Materials Used for Arts and Crafts - Sec. 501.013. MATERIALS USED FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS. (a) The...

Section 501.014. Inmate Money - Sec. 501.014. INMATE MONEY. (a) The department shall take possession...

Section 501.015. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Clothing and Money; Burial Expenses - Sec. 501.015. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH CLOTHING AND...

Section 501.0155. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Documentation for Employment - Sec. 501.0155. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH DOCUMENTATION FOR...

Section 501.016. Discharge or Release Papers; Release Date - Sec. 501.016. DISCHARGE OR RELEASE PAPERS; RELEASE DATE. (a) The...

Section 501.0165. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation - Sec. 501.0165. STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. (a) Before discharging an...

Section 501.0166. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Birth Certificate and Social Security Card - Sec. 501.0166. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATE...

Section 501.017. Cost of Confinement as Claim - Sec. 501.017. COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM. (a) The department...

Section 501.019. Cost of Confinement as Claim; Setoff - Sec. 501.019. COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM; SETOFF. (a) The...

Section 501.021. Use of Inmates in Training Prohibited - Sec. 501.021. USE OF INMATES IN TRAINING PROHIBITED. The department...

Section 501.0215. Educational Programming for Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 501.0215. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PREGNANT INMATES. The department shall...

Section 501.022. Infant Care and Parenting - Sec. 501.022. INFANT CARE AND PARENTING. The department shall implement...

Section 501.023. Information Concerning Foster Care History - Sec. 501.023. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY. (a) The department,...

Section 501.024. Verification of Inmate Veteran Status - Sec. 501.024. VERIFICATION OF INMATE VETERAN STATUS. (a) The department,...

Section 501.025. Veterans Services Coordinator - Sec. 501.025. VETERANS SERVICES COORDINATOR. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 501.026. Limitation on Certain Searches - Sec. 501.026. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN SEARCHES. The department shall adopt...

Section 501.027. Access to Programs by Female Inmates - Sec. 501.027. ACCESS TO PROGRAMS BY FEMALE INMATES. (a) The...

Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions

Section 501.051. Medical Facilities at University of Texas Medical Branch - Sec. 501.051. MEDICAL FACILITIES AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH....

Section 501.052. Medical Residencies - Sec. 501.052. MEDICAL RESIDENCIES. The department may establish a residency...

Section 501.053. Reports of Physician Misconduct - Sec. 501.053. REPORTS OF PHYSICIAN MISCONDUCT. (a) If the department...

Section 501.054. AIDS and HIV Education; Testing - Sec. 501.054. AIDS AND HIV EDUCATION; TESTING. (a) In this...

Section 501.055. Report of Inmate Death - Sec. 501.055. REPORT OF INMATE DEATH. (a) If an inmate...

Section 501.0551. Anatomical Gifts - Sec. 501.0551. ANATOMICAL GIFTS. (a) The department, during the diagnostic...

Section 501.056. Contract for Care of Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded Inmates - Sec. 501.056. CONTRACT FOR CARE OF MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY...

Section 501.057. Civil Commitment Before Parole - Sec. 501.057. CIVIL COMMITMENT BEFORE PAROLE. (a) The department shall...

Section 501.058. Compensation of Psychiatrists - Sec. 501.058. COMPENSATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS. The amount of compensation paid...

Section 501.059. Screening for and Education Concerning Fetal Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy - Sec. 501.059. SCREENING FOR AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE...

Section 501.060. Tuberculosis Screening - Sec. 501.060. TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING. (a) The board will establish requirements...

Section 501.061. Orchiectomy for Certain Sex Offenders - Sec. 501.061. ORCHIECTOMY FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. (a) A physician...

Section 501.062. Study of Rate of Recidivism Among Sex Offenders - Sec. 501.062. STUDY OF RATE OF RECIDIVISM AMONG SEX OFFENDERS....

Section 501.063. Inmate Fee for Health Care - Sec. 501.063. INMATE FEE FOR HEALTH CARE. (a)(1) An inmate...

Section 501.064. Availability of Correctional Health Care Information to Inmates - Sec. 501.064. AVAILABILITY OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TO INMATES....

Section 501.065. Consent to Medical, Dental, Psychological, and Surgical Treatment - Sec. 501.065. CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT....

Section 501.066. Restraint of Pregnant Inmate or Defendant - Sec. 501.066. RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT INMATE OR DEFENDANT. (a) The...

Section 501.0665. Certain Invasive Searches Prohibited - Sec. 501.0665. CERTAIN INVASIVE SEARCHES PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 501.0666. Nutrition Requirements for Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 501.0666. NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANT INMATES. The department shall...

Section 501.0667. Inmate Postpartum Recovery Requirements - Sec. 501.0667. INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall...

Section 501.0668. Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Inmate - Sec. 501.0668. DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT...

Section 501.067. Availability of Certain Medication - Sec. 501.067. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MEDICATION. (a) In this section,...

Section 501.0675. Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products - Sec. 501.0675. PROVISION OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. (a) In this...

Section 501.068. Mental Health Assessment for Certain Inmates - Sec. 501.068. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES. (a) Before...

Section 501.069. Developmentally Disabled Offender Program - Sec. 501.069. DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER PROGRAM. (a) In this section,...

Section 501.070. Trauma History Screening - Sec. 501.070. TRAUMA HISTORY SCREENING. The department shall: (1) screen...

Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program

Section 501.091. Definitions - Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only...

Section 501.092. Comprehensive Reentry and Reintegration Plan for Offenders - Sec. 501.092. COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION PLAN FOR OFFENDERS. (a)...

Section 501.0921. Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument - Sec. 501.0921. RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT. (a) The department...

Section 501.093. Inmates Suffering From Drug or Alcohol Abuse - Sec. 501.093. INMATES SUFFERING FROM DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE. (a)...

Section 501.0931. In-Prison Therapeutic Communities - Sec. 501.0931. IN-PRISON THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES. (a) The institutional division shall...

Section 501.095. Inmates With History of Chronic Unemployment - Sec. 501.095. INMATES WITH HISTORY OF CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT. (a) The...

Section 501.096. Reentry Program for Long-Term Inmates - Sec. 501.096. REENTRY PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM INMATES. (a) The institutional...

Section 501.097. Reintegration Services - Sec. 501.097. REINTEGRATION SERVICES. (a) The department and the Texas...

Section 501.0971. Provision of Reentry and Reintegration Information to Inmates - Sec. 501.0971. PROVISION OF REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION INFORMATION TO INMATES....

Section 501.098. Reentry Task Force - Sec. 501.098. REENTRY TASK FORCE. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 501.099. Family Unity and Participation - Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only...

Section 501.101. Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who Are Discharged - Sec. 501.101. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS WHO...

Section 501.102. Reentry and Reintegration Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons - Sec. 501.102. REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS....

Section 501.103. Annual Report - Sec. 501.103. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than December 31...

Subchapter D. Inmate Housing

Section 501.111. Temporary Housing - Sec. 501.111. TEMPORARY HOUSING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 501.112. Mixing Classifications Prohibited - Sec. 501.112. MIXING CLASSIFICATIONS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 501.113. Triple-Celling Prohibited; Single-Celling Required for Certain Inmates - Sec. 501.113. TRIPLE-CELLING PROHIBITED; SINGLE-CELLING REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INMATES. (a)...

Section 501.114. Housing Requirements Applicable to Pregnant Inmates - Sec. 501.114. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PREGNANT INMATES. (a) The...

Subchapter E. Managed Health Care

Section 501.131. Definitions - Sec. 501.131. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Committee" means the...

Section 501.132. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 501.132. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Correctional Managed Health...

Section 501.133. Committee Membership - Sec. 501.133. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (a) The committee consists of nine...

Section 501.134. Public Member Eligibility - Sec. 501.134. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. A person may not be...

Section 501.135. Membership and Employee Restrictions - Sec. 501.135. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section,...

Section 501.136. Appointment; Terms of Office; Vacancy - Sec. 501.136. APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE; VACANCY. (a) The two...

Section 501.137. Presiding Officer - Sec. 501.137. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall designate a public...

Section 501.138. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 501.138. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 501.139. Meetings - Sec. 501.139. MEETINGS. (a) The committee shall meet at least...

Section 501.140. Training - Sec. 501.140. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...

Section 501.141. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 501.141. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A committee member serves without compensation...

Section 501.142. Administration; Personnel - Sec. 501.142. ADMINISTRATION; PERSONNEL. The committee may hire a managed...

Section 501.143. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 501.143. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The committee shall develop and...

Section 501.144. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 501.144. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The managed...

Section 501.145. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - Sec. 501.145. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The managed health...

Section 501.146. Managed Health Care Plan - Sec. 501.146. MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN. (a) The committee shall...

Section 501.147. Powers and Duties of Department; Authority to Contract - Sec. 501.147. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT; AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT....

Section 501.1471. Report - Sec. 501.1471. REPORT. (a) Not later than the 30th day...

Section 501.148. General Powers and Duties of Committee - Sec. 501.148. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The...

Section 501.1485. Corrections Medication Aides - Sec. 501.1485. CORRECTIONS MEDICATION AIDES. (a) The department, in cooperation...

Section 501.149. Disease Management Services - Sec. 501.149. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. (a) In this section, "disease...

Section 501.150. Quality of Care Monitoring by the Department and Health Care Providers - Sec. 501.150. QUALITY OF CARE MONITORING BY THE DEPARTMENT AND...

Section 501.151. Complaints - Sec. 501.151. COMPLAINTS. (a) The committee shall maintain a file...

Section 501.152. Public Participation - Sec. 501.152. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. The committee shall develop and implement...

Section 501.153. Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 501.153. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The committee shall develop...

Section 501.154. Use of Technology - Sec. 501.154. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The committee shall implement a...

Section 501.155. Availability of Correctional Health Care Information to the Public - Sec. 501.155. AVAILABILITY OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TO THE...

Section 501.156. Student Loan Repayment Assistance - Sec. 501.156. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) From funds appropriated...

Subchapter F. Elimination of Sexual Assault Against Inmates

Section 501.171. Definitions - Sec. 501.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Correctional facility" means...

Section 501.172. Appointment of Ombudsperson - Sec. 501.172. APPOINTMENT OF OMBUDSPERSON. The board shall appoint an...

Section 501.173. Powers and Duties of Ombudsperson - Sec. 501.173. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OMBUDSPERSON. (a) The ombudsperson...

Section 501.174. Department to Adopt Policy - Sec. 501.174. DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT POLICY. The department shall adopt...

Section 501.175. Ombudsperson to Make Available to Public Certain Information - Sec. 501.175. OMBUDSPERSON TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC CERTAIN INFORMATION....

Section 501.176. Annual Report - Sec. 501.176. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than January 1...

Section 501.177. State Auditor Audits, Investigations, and Access to Information Not Impaired - Sec. 501.177. STATE AUDITOR AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION...

Section 501.178. Authority of State Auditor to Conduct Timely Audits Not Impaired - Sec. 501.178. AUTHORITY OF STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT TIMELY AUDITS...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle G - Corrections Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare

Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Corrections
Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare